Subj : Issue with SSH
To   : All
From : dlcomm
Date : Fri Dec 09 2022 03:40 pm

Has anyone else started experiencing issues with SSH connections?   I am
running version 3.18 on Linux and initially I was able to accept calls on port
2222 for ssh while maintaining a locked down port 22 for remote admin.   I
noticed a sharp drop in visitors to my site and some lists have even removed my
BBS from their lists.   In troubleshooting I find that connections on port 2222
want me to authenticate to the server first before then passing those
credentials to the BBS in an attempt to login.

I don't recall changing anything but did recently increase my number of active
ports to 24 from 4.   I also have no idea when this stopped working but I have
not seen external calls to the BBS for over a month so I have to assume that is
in part because of this issue.

Has anyone else seen this or have any idea where to start troubleshooting?   I
do have the sshd for the OS locked to port 22 in the config files and when I
run a status on the sbbs service, I do see the failed login attempts for port
2222.

Thanks

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